<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-2. - Authority; scope.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               This article is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to certain counties by G.S.
               153A-132(i) to prohibit the abandonment of vessels.
               
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               (b)
               
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               This article shall apply to all navigable waters of Ocracoke Harbor located within
               the jurisdiction of the county.
               
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               (c)
               
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               This article shall not apply to shipwrecks, vessels, cargoes, tackle, and other underwater
               archeological remains that have been in place for more than ten years and the same
               shall not be removed under the provisions of this article without the approval of
               the department of natural and cultural resources, which is the legal custodian of
               these properties pursuant to G.S. 121-22 and G.S. 121-23.
               
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               (d)
               
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               This article shall not be construed to obligate the county to appropriate funds to
               implement the provisions herein.
               
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="14661" data-ordinance-id="884470">
                  Ord. No. 1234, Â§ 1, 4-2-2018
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               )
               
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